Term Name: | merbromin |
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Synonyms: | 2,7-Dibromo-4-hydroxymercurifluoresceine disodium salt, Disodium 2',7'-dibromo-4'-(hydroxymercury)fluorescein, disodium [2,7-dibromo-9-(2-carboxylatophenyl)-6-oxido-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-5-yl](hydroxy)mercury, merbromina, merbromine, merbrominum, Mercurochrome |
Definition: | An organic sodium salt that is 2,7-dibromo-4-hydroxymercurifluorescein in which the carboxy group and the phenolic hydroxy group have been deprotonated and the resulting charge is neutralised by two sodium ions. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:6763] ( EBI ) |